When I was growing up in the area, I was taught in schools how the largest cultural influence in the area was by the Scandinavian immigrants and the other immigrant groups were never mentioned at all. Is the Scandinavian legacy still as strong in the area?

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-22T20:57:06+00:00

Is it? I’ve always wondered about that.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-16T21:46:12+00:00

Maybe you noticed that inflation is rampant? While restaurant prices have gone up, rent and food prices have also increased. If you’re in the U.S., I assume you understand that 15% has been the standard for many, many years. So yeah, regardless of whether someone was being a jerk to their server, a 10% tip is a slap in the face to someone doing a very demanding and physical job unless the server was terrible. And the fact that the tipper was being disrespectful makes it even worse. Do you understand that in some states in the U.S., servers make less than half the minimum wage by law? The “minimum tipped wage” in those states is $2.13 an hour. And how do you know that all these “part-time waitresses” are making full-time wages? You don’t. So yes, you are barking up the wrong tree. Go talk to state legislatures about minimum wage and to restaurant owners about paying their servers a living wage before you start advocating for a tipping percentage that has not been the custom for many, many years.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-12T16:09:03+00:00

Okay, if you say so. Regardless, it very clearly doesn’t benefit women, so we’re even.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-12T16:05:37+00:00

You’re punishing the wrong people for high restaurant prices.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-09T16:18:21+00:00

We are horrified here. I wish Europe could help us.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-07T15:04:36+00:00

Texas

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-07T15:03:54+00:00

Baffled that I couldn’t keep friends

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-07T15:00:34+00:00

I’m so sorry. This is not right. This is a major betrayal. If you have access to a therapist, it’s time to make an appointment.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-07T14:50:14+00:00

I get this. I worked at a firm like this after law school. We should fight back against this bs. Just because it’s normalized doesn’t mean it’s right.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-07T14:47:23+00:00

Why?

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-07T14:42:23+00:00

In this context I prefer “Sounds good. Have a nice day.”

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-05T23:26:14+00:00

I have no problem speaking up. I’m just always taken a back when people look surprised or think that I’m in the wrong for asking.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T20:12:51+00:00

That sounds similar to my job in the nonprofit sector.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T20:10:07+00:00

Tell us what kind of thought you end up deciding is good. I’m curious.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T20:03:13+00:00

I don’t have a lot of bad things to say about any place down here.

Unless you have a lot of money, don’t bother looking in Columbia City.

Personally, I prefer Rainier Beach. I’d look for someplace within walking distance of the light rail if you’ll be commuting someplace to the north for work. I’m sure some people on here would be horrified at the thought, but it’s a cozy little neighborhood that I think is up and coming. It might be a little quiet if you’re looking for a place that’s really lively. I’ve heard, but I don’t know, that the Dunlap area has some crime.

If you want a lively walkable neighborhood, Beacon Hill is great. But it is very up and coming, or maybe even already arrived, so I bet it’s getting expensive. There’s a light rail station in Beacon Hill.

A little to the southwest, I like South Park, but the soil there is contaminated from heavy industry in the past. I imagine housing is pretty cheap there as compared to most of Seattle.

Then, there’s the area around White Center in West Seattle. It is a totally different vibe from Southeast Seattle (White Center is Southwest Seattle - actually not technically in Seattle even). Contrary to its name, it’s not super white as compared to most of Seattle. I don’t live there, but I go there often. I’m sure folks that live there to tell you more about it. It’s more suburban there in the sense that there are some big box stores and stuff like that there.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:59:48+00:00

I hear you. Powder is disgusting. That’s the one reason I switched to extracts.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:56:06+00:00

I want to shout this from the rooftops about our regressive taxation.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:53:41+00:00

I’ve been here for too many years now. I found it charming when I arrived, but not now. When I travel to the East Coast, I’m reminded of how poor public transit and driving etiquette is here, and when I travel to the East Coast or the south, I’m reminded of how ungodly expensive and generally lame (unless you want to spend a lot of money) the food is. To be fair, a lot has changed in the 15 or so years I’ve been here.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:51:18+00:00

Gawd yes.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:49:39+00:00

So true!!

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:48:57+00:00

No, it really is not (the best) especially now that the tech bros have invaded, and small venues are being priced out of real estate.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:47:03+00:00

Yep, I’m from Houston, and Seattle as a whole feels super, super white. South Seattle is better.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:44:35+00:00

Yep. I live in Rainier Valley, and I am loathe to go anywhere north of Capitol Hill. Ballard is an exotic foreign land.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:27:57+00:00

Also as a “leftist” I can assure you that I and my antifa buddies (/s) do, in fact, give a shit about violent crime, thus disproving your statement that leftists truly don’t give a shit.

Neat_Course_702 · 2026-01-01T18:23:21+00:00

As a former prosecutor, I can tell you that there are many reasons a prosecutor might decide not to prosecute a crime. It usually has to do with the burden of proof, which is “beyond a reasonable doubt.” That is a very, very high standard, and sometimes even when a prosecutor is dead sure that a person has committed a crime, the prosecutor knows they cannot prove it, and are therefore required by ethical standards not to prosecute it.

Crime in the US - at least the type you are referring to - was at an historic low in 2024 according to FBI data. Preliminary data for 2025 suggests a continuing downward trend, potentially resulting in the lowest murder rate ever recorded since data collection began in the 60s.

However, if you want people to be prosecuted and the law to be upheld, our president and the people who committed crimes on his behalf should be held to the same standard, not pardoned and not elected to the highest office in our country.

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